Tutte le discipline
Residenza in Asia orientale
Cosa
Residenze di tre mesi presso un’istituzione partner in Cina continentale e a Hongkong, Macao e Taiwan (un elenco delle istituzioni partner è disponibile più avanti).
Per chi
Operatrici e operatori culturali dalla Svizzera di tutte le discipline artistiche sostenute da Pro Helvetia. Sono possibili candidature di persone singole o duo di artiste o artisti.
Criteri di selezione
- Motivazioni in relazione al contesto scelto
- Conoscenze sufficienti dell’inglese o delle lingue del luogo di destinazione
- Tema di ricerca concreto con un impatto durevole
si applicano al di là di questi criteri specifici.
Costi finanziati
- Alloggio
- Spese di viaggio
- Diarie
- Coaching professionale
- Postazione di lavoro (su richiesta)
- Contributi ai costi di produzione/per il materiale (su richiesta)
- In aggiunta, i genitori di figli minorenni possono richiedere un aiuto finanziario massimo di 1000 CHF quale contributo ai costi di accudimento o alle spese per farsi accompagnare dai figli e da una persona che se ne prenda cura. Prima del viaggio di ricerca, i richiedenti devono presentare un preventivo di massima che includa tutti costi.
Contenuti della richiesta
- Motivazioni dettagliate in relazione alla destinazione scelta e alla ricerca artistica
- Durata e luogo del soggiorno desiderato
- CV e portfolio
- La candidatura deve essere redatta in inglese
Criteri di esclusione specifici
Le operatrici e gli operatori culturali possono candidarsi contemporaneamente per una residenza sia nelle diverse regioni coperte dalle sedi nel mondo della Fondazione che a New York, purché le relative richieste sotto il profilo dei contenuti dimostrino un nesso convincente con le mete scelte. In questi casi occorre presentare delle domande distinte per ogni destinazione. Nel quadro di un bando di concorso verrà approvata al massimo una richiesta per persona.
Termini di deposito e periodi di decisione
| Inoltro delle richieste possibile da | 1 Gennaio |
| Termini di candidatura | 1 Marzo |
| Comunicazione della decisione | Entro 4 mesi |
| Inizio del progetto possibile da | Anno successivo |
Informazioni supplementari
Pro Helvetia non si assume alcuna responsabilità per quanto concerne l’approvazione di richieste di visto per le artiste e gli artisti ed eventuali persone al loro seguito (figli e persone che se ne prendono cura, partner, familiari).
Residenze presso i nostri partner
Più avanti figura un elenco di istituzioni partner della regione che offrono residenze. Si tratta di una rete variegata e in divenire, che riflette la realtà dinamica della regione. Ubicati sia nei centri urbani che nelle aree rurali, i nostri partner operano nell’ambito di varie discipline e formati, all’interno di spazi fissi o come piattaforme aperte. Invitiamo i candidati per una residenza a indicare il partner che maggiormente corrisponde alle proprie esigenze. Non è necessario contattare in anticipo il potenziale istituto partner. Occorre però tenere presente che le istituzioni partner possono variare in base alle disponibilità.
Elenco dei partner di residenza in formato tabella
| Residency | Location | Description | Discipline(s) | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1a Space | Hong Kong, Hong Kong | 1a space, founded in 1998, is an independent, non-profit making contemporary visual art organisation and art venue founded by a collective of Hong Kong artworkers. Currently located at Cattle Depot, 1a space aims to promote the making, experimentation, exchange and dissemination of contemporary art both in Hong Kong and in the international arena. Over two decades, 1a space has developed into one of Hong Kong’s leading contemporary art organisations. It has produced more than 160 exhibitions and activities, and has been active in international exchanges, cultural festivals, participatory community art, as well as art education and publication. The operation funding of 1a space has been supported by grants and donations, while its administration cost is partially supported by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council. | Visual Arts | oneaspace.org.hk |
| A4 art Museum | Chengdu, Mainland China | Founded in March 2008, the organisation has held 37 contemporary art exhibitions and over 500 educational events. It is located in Chengdu’s Luxelakes Eco-City, within a structure designed by architect Antoine Predock. The organisation works to promote outstanding artists and support the pioneering development of contemporary art. | Visual Arts | a4am.cn |
| ACENTRICSPACE | Shanghai, Mainland China | ACENTRICSPACE is an artist-run space and residency based in Zhujiajiao, Shanghai. As the name ‘Acentric’ suggests, it strives to provide a creative space and exchange platform for contemporary artists without restrictions and boundaries. ACENTRICSPACE is dedicated to showcasing contemporary art exhibitions, and artists in residence and providing workshops for the public, etc. In addition, ACENTRICSPACE encourages collaboration between international artists and local artists in contemporary Chinese society, where multicultural expression sparks fresh perspectives and ideas. | Various disciplines | acentricspace.com |
| BY ART MATTERS | Hangzhou, Mainland China | BY ART MATTERS is a contemporary art museum located in the OōEli campus, designed and built by Renzo Piano Workshop. BY ART MATTERS RESIDENCY launched in 2021. It is a non-profit artist residency centre, a residency programme under BY ART MATTERS museum. It offers residencies to emerging contemporary artists and researchers around the world and provides them with a dynamic space for living, working, showing and sharing, in order to encourage and support the growth of local and international contemporary art. An experienced academic committee from the museum will provide professional, objective support for the residents and help them develop their practice. | Various disciplines | BY-ART-MATTERS-RESIDENCY.pdf |
| Chinese European Art Center | Xiamen, Mainland China | For more than twelve years, the Chinese European Art Center has hosted and premiered international artists from all over the world. With studios, exhibitions, contemporary film festivals, concerts, lectures, workshops and an artist-in-residence programme, the CEAC plays a central role in southeast China’s cultural landscape. | Visual Arts | ceac99.org |
| Chronus Art Center | Shanghai, Mainland China | China’s first non-profit art organisation dedicated to the presentation, research, creation and scholarship of media art. CAC with its exhibitions, residency-oriented fellowships, lectures and workshop programmes and through its archiving and publishing initiatives, creates a multifaceted and vibrant platform for the discourse, production and dissemination of media art in a global context. | Visual Arts esp. with new media focus | chronusartcenter.org |
| DRC.12 – Changbai Mountains Residency Program (CMRP) | Changbai Mountain, Mainland China | The artist-in-residence programme aims to prompt critical debate on issues such as the current narratives of the nation and state, and the exploitation and destruction of natural resources from a historical perspective through studying the society, culture, ethnicity, and history of the Changbai Mountains and the surrounding northeast region. The programme attempts to integrate DRC No.12’s focus on social critique and global geopolitical dynamics, and the cultural, historical, and artistic fieldwork of the Changbai Mountains region, producing exhibitions, discussions, publications, and other forms of knowledge from a contemporary art perspective. There are two resident artists or researchers in each period, one Chinese and one foreign, who will work together through discussion and research. | Various disciplines | drc12.org |
| House 141 | Shanghai, Mainland China | House 141 is an artist residency programme created by artist Wang Xin. Here, resident artists will have the opportunity to experience and participate in her unique practices of spiritual exploration, hypnosis, and meditation. The residency is located in the picturesque ancient town of Zhujiajiao in Shanghai, renowned for its distinctive cultural atmosphere. Artists are invited to immerse themselves in this tranquil setting, fostering their artistic pursuits while drawing inspiration from the cultural richness and natural beauty of the environment. | Visual Arts, Music, Design | wangxin.art |
| Inside-Out Art Museum | Beijing, Mainland China | Located in the Xishan Cultural and Creative Boulevard in Beijing. With a focus on the critical viewpoint born out of cultural, historical and political relatedness instead of exclusiveness, they look within ourselves and promote dialogue with the cutting-edge art practices worldwide. | Visual Arts, Performing Arts | ioam.org.cn |
| Making Space | Guangzhou, Mainland China | Founded in 2017, Making Space is located in Panyu, Guangzhou, near a neighborhood that has been going through a major transformation. Making Space is open to all who have the desire to express themselves in an honest and concrete way, and want to extend the boundaries of perception and knowledge via conversation and collaboration. | Visual Arts | collectives.notion.site/Making-Space-5ffca5aecabb41419f2ce76cf7bb7da9 |
| Organhaus | Chongqing, Mainland China | An independent art organisation made up of artists and curators in cooperation. Started in 2007 and located within 501 Art Warehouse in Chongqing, with nearly 200 square metres studio residency and exhibition space. Organhaus is dedicated to the exploration of experimental and multi-media art focused on the progress of urbanisation and globalisation. | Visual Arts, Performance | site.douban.com |
| Ox Warehouse | Macau, Macau | Founded in 2002, the Macau art group Ox Warehouse has been planning events since 2001. Initially located in the Former Municipal Cattle Stable, the group relocated in 2018, marking the ‘post-Ox Warehouse era’. This transition allowed for increased collaboration beyond Macau and the introduction of various artist-in-residence programmes. Since 2022, Ox Warehouse has hosted events in multiple venues, including the Former Municipal Cattle Stable and Macau Art Garden, focusing on contemporary art. Their exhibitions and performances emphasise individual creativity, experimental spirit, and cross-media approaches. Recent highlights include the Macau International Art Performance Festival (MIPAF), the ‘EXiM Experimental Video Festival’, and the ‘Art-City-People’ Exhibition Series, reinforcing their role as a platform for the development of experimental art in Macau. | Contemporary art, performance art, experimental moving images | facebook.com/oxwarehouse |
| PARC Hangzhou | Hangzhou, Mainland China | ‘Is “Shan Shui” Useful Today?’ is the programme by PARC Hangzhou, a three-year artist-led project, featuring a unique apartment adjacent to the West Lake. ‘Shan’ (mountain) and ‘Shui’ (water) is an important motif in various genres of Chinese art and literature, and also embodies a specific spiritual state and lifestyle. The project consists of two main components: ‘Curate·Act’ and ‘Residence·Space’. ‘Curate·Act’ takes place approximately every three months, focusing on the events, actions, and performances that occur between the curators and artists within the outdoor landscapes of West Lake in Hangzhou. ‘Residence·Space’ provides a guest room within ‘PARC Hangzhou’ for individuals from the cultural and artistic community who are interested in or related to the project to reside in. All cultural and artistic workers related to topics ‘Shan Shui’, such as nature, scenery, and the environment are welcome. This includes artists, designers, writers, musicians, performers, architects, environmentalists, gardeners, historians, cross-cultural comparison, anthropologists, and more. | Various disciplines | positiveartresearch.com |
| Po Leung Kuk | Hong Kong, Hong Kong | Provides short-term residential services to local and overseas young artists, offering them a space for exchange, to inspire each other and explore the realms of creativity. Studio is located at a French-style historic building in Happy Valley, Hong Kong. | Visual Arts, Music | facebook.com/organhaus |
| Shanghai Museum of Glass | Shanghai, Mainland China | Hosts studios of leading artists in China practicing with video, installation, etc. Opened in 2011, the Shanghai Museum of Glass is listed as one of the three must-visit museums in China. This museum has presented impressive exhibitions over the past several years, from the academic glass art exhibition by domestic and international artists, the ancient glass themed exhibition, to ‘Keep It Glassy’ series exhibition, and the cross-border ‘Annealing’ series exhibition, started in 2015, fusing glass and contemporary art together mutually. In this museum, glass art and design crosses the border between time, space, culture and language, and is presented to the public audience in different cross-type forms. | Visual Arts | shmog.org |
| Studio Gallery | Shanghai, Mainland China | The studio gallery takes the artists’ actual work experience and real thoughts as its core value, supports the artist residencz projects and topical exhibition programmes. By means of long-term exchanges and dialogue with international artists and curators, studio gallery continues to initiate various topical exhibitions, research-based educational programmes and publications. | Visual Arts | studiogallery.cn |
| Surplus Space | Wuhan, Mainland China | Surplus Space, a non-profit art space, was founded in 2015. Dedicated to accelerating cutting-edge academics at home and abroad, diversified art experiments and exhibitions, and academic researches and promotions. By means of curation, they explore the current frontier issues in social, cultural, political and artistic ecosystem fields, providing a good experimental platform and exhibition opportunities for young emerging artists. Through interdisciplinary, cross-media and rich public art education programmes, they build a platform for cultural and artistic exchanges both domestically and internationally, to promote the development of contemporary art, and create a unique contemporary art atmosphere. Over the past eight years, they have attracted many artists and institutions in China and from other countries, including the United States, France, Britain, Belgium, Latvia. They are keen to enrich the contemporary art ecology in Central China, bringing opportunities for more outstanding curators and artists through continuous efforts. | Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Dance | surplusspace.cn |
| Three Shadows Photography Art Centre | Beijing, Mainland China | Situated in Beijing’s Caochangdi Art District, Three Shadows Photography Art Centre was China’s first independent organisation specialising in contemporary art photography upon its founding. It was jointly founded by the influential Chinese contemporary photographer RongRong and his wife, the celebrated Japanese photographer Inri. Since June 2007, Three Shadows has become the country’s premier platform for the presentation, promotion, discovery and international exchange of high-calibre photography. Three Shadows Photography Art Centre comprises of two spaces, north and south: one is situated in Beijing’s Caochangdi Art District, while the other is located in Xinlinwan, Jimei District in the city of Xiamen in southern China. The Beijing location includes 4,600 square metres of space and 2,600 square metres of landscape architecture. The Xiamen location includes more than 3,600 square metres of space. Aside from its exhibition spaces, Three Shadows Photography Art Centre also includes +3 Gallery, image production facilities (Xiamen location), a vast library (Xiamen location), a bookstore, and a cafe. | Visual Arts | threeshadows.cn |
| Three Shadows Photography Art Centre | Xiamen, Mainland China | Situated in Beijing’s Caochangdi Art District, Three Shadows Photography Art Centre was China’s first independent organisation specialising in contemporary art photography upon its founding. It was jointly founded by the influential Chinese contemporary photographer RongRong and his wife, the celebrated Japanese photographer Inri. Since June 2007, Three Shadows has become the country’s premier platform for the presentation, promotion, discovery and international exchange of high-calibre photography. Three Shadows Photography Art Centre comprises of two spaces, north and south: one is situated in Beijing’s Caochangdi Art District, while the other is located in Xinlinwan, Jimei District in the city of Xiamen in southern China. The Beijing location includes 4,600 square metres of space and 2,600 square metres of landscape architecture. The Xiamen location includes more than 3,600 square metres of space. Aside from its exhibition spaces, Three Shadows Photography Art Centre also includes +3 Gallery, image production facilities (Xiamen location), a vast library (Xiamen location), a bookstore, and a cafe. | Visual Arts | threeshadows.cn |
| Times 101 | Guangzhou, Mainland China | ‘Times 101’ was first used as a community-based space during ‘The 5th Times Museum Community Art Festival’. Located in the village, ‘Times 101’ is right next to ‘Huangbian Intelligence Station’ co-built by Guangdong Times Museum and Qianhe Foundation. Although smaller than 20 square metres, as a local project, in this 1.3-square-kilometre natural village, ‘Times 101’ has been attached with significance of establishing connections: from a rather ‘exquisite’ art museum, design centre and strictly-maintained middle-class residential communities, to Huangbian, which has been shrinking in size during the process of urbanisation over the past 30 years and increasingly becoming ‘parallel’ to the former area. Artists are invited to this space for the purpose of seeking ‘coexistence’. Seeing from the perspective of Huangbian residents, experiencing local-based art practices, together people become united, here and at this moment. | Various disciplines | foil-finch-755.notion.site/101-Times-101-Community-Artist-in-residence-Project-958328f05d09427a82e1255053c29069 |
| Waley Art | New Taipei City, New Taipei City | Waley Art has curated diverse exhibitions, including the Keelung Museum of Art Premiere Exhibition, ‘Immemory’ (2024), the City Art Festival, ‘To the Ordinary People Walking in Wanhua’ (2021-2024), and is currently curating the Green Island Biennale(2025). Besides, Waley Art has also exhibited in the Asian Culture Center (2016), Venice Architecture Biennale Collateral Events (2021), Jakarta Biennale (2022), JEJU Biennale (2024). For three years, Waley Art has cooperated with international institutions to establish and organise the South Sour Water Performance and Visual Art Festival. Waley Art has been recognised and awarded by the Asian Cultural Council. | Visual Arts | waleyart.wixsite.com |
| YINZI Theater | Chongqing, Mainland China | As the first independent experimental theatre meeting international standards, YINZI Theatre started at 501 Art Base, a red bricks warehouse. Their curatorial team is based in Chongqing and centers on multidisciplinary creativity. They have also established a production network with many outstanding independent producers and curators from home and abroad. YINZI theatre started with the promotion of visual arts, and through ten years of interdisciplinary practices, it now mainly focuses on the development of contemporary performing arts. In addition to using the black box to produce, contract, present, and promote works of contemporary performing art (in the form of music, sound, non-verbal performance, dance, one-act play, immersive theatre, installation, and video), they also explore more possibilities for performing arts in public spaces and are actively building an archive for independent young performing artists in southwest China. | Performing Arts | cqyinzi.com |
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